Comparing Scars by Cofax (G)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

I've still got a rec or two to finish on Gen, but I'm neglecting my other category, Samantha Carter. Recs this month for Capt/Maj/Lt. Col/Dr. Carter will be gen related as well, because I'm all about the friendships and independance of our lovely leading lady, if not so much the romances.

Rec Category: Samantha Carter

Pairing: None (gen)
Characters: Sam Carter; Vala Mal Doran
Category: Character Study; Drama; Missing Scene
Warning: none
Author on LJ: cofax7
Author's Website: http://mouldiwarps.shriftweb.org/

Link to Story: Comparing Scars

Why this should be read:

A short fic, but rich in characterization, it's Sam's first look at Vala as they prep for the mission in "Beachhead". cofax7 touches on the common back story of these two different characters in a thought provoking way. In fact, I like to think of this missing scene as a piece of canon that somehow got lost in the cutting room floor.

My favorite aspect of this fic is it makes Sam sound very "human", it's a side of Sam we don't often see when she's busy playing with naquadah, saving the world, and/or "blowing up suns".

Comments

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Yeah, not that there's anything wrong with shipping Sam with the lads...or ladies...in fanfic; I'm all for whatever floats your boat. But I think the ships are well represented already this month, and good "Gen" Sam can be hard to find.

I like the open-endedness of "Comparing Scars", but I agree, I would love to see more of an exploration of this relationship and/or the "scars" referred to by either or both characters. [still annoyed that a Sam & Vala scene was cut by TPTB from an early S10 ep].

Thanks for commenting!

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Absolutely - ship Sam with whomever one so desires in fanfic. I don't begrudge anyone their favorite pairing, tripling, or whathaveyou. What draws me to Sam is something different. I'm particularly fond of fics where she shines for being clever, her strength, her intelligence, or being an interesting person. This story hit my spot for "Sam still puts her pants on one leg at a time" even though she's this amazing and accomplished hero.

I was given a link to a lovely story about Sam, Vala, and Sara-the-former-Osiris that I also thought was excellent. Does that ring a bell? If not, I'll dig it out and share since it's a similar theme though done very differently. I think it was gen but I'd have to recheck.

They cut a scene between Sam and Vala? [sarcasm]I can't imagine why imagine why anyone would want to see two strong, beautiful women with interesting stories interact on screen.[/sarcasm] *sigh*

[pellucid.livejournal.com]

No idea what inspired me to read these comments, as I don't tend to pay attention to such things in this comm--though no doubt the impulse was to applaud the rec, as it's an excellent one.

But anyway, I think the Ex-Hosts' Club story with Sam, Vala, and Sarah that you're referring to is mine: http://pellucid.livejournal.com/151898.html Unless someone else has written one as well, in which case I would most definitely want to read it!!!

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Yes! That's precisely the fic. And, looking through the comments, I see that I failed to tell you precisely how awesome it is. *sigh*

That's an EXCELLENT story and the it plumbs the wonderful stories that Stargate is so good at creating but never exploring.

I'm awfully glad you read the comments on this one!

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

LOL! I'm not sure if anyone else wrote one, but hsapiens is right, yours is a fantastic character study of all three!

I too seem to have been neglectful in fb, but I too really enjoyed it.

Sniff, poor damaged Sarah. Poor all of them!

Glad you agreed with the rec! :-)

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

They cut a scene between Sam and Vala? [sarcasm]I can't imagine why imagine why anyone would want to see two strong, beautiful women with interesting stories interact on screen.[/sarcasm] *sigh*

Yeah, they filmed it, and then cut it for "time". I suspect it's a scene right before when Sam and Vala are in the control room together, or come into the gate room together or something. It's been a while since I watched 10 to remember. Tapping and Black have both wanted to play more interaction with their characters.

And yes your fic rememberence DID ring a bell, and how nice the author herself provided the link. Heh. You're right, it was excellent.